Volume 19 - Issue 3 - March, 2011
Department
Announcements
03/04/2011
Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Compiled by Cath Lab Digest
Congratulations to Parma Community General Hospital in Parma, Ohio, for a recent 9-minute door-to-balloon time! Dr. Christine Zirafi, the cardiac cath lab team, and the hospital’s emergency department are to be congratulated on this...
Congratulations to Parma Community General Hospital in Parma, Ohio, for a recent 9-minute door-to-balloon time! Dr. Christine Zirafi, the cardiac cath lab team, and the hospital’s emergency department are to be congratulated on this...
Congratulations to Parma...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
03/04/2011
Diane Barney
There were no combat boots or drill sergeants present, but some 100 doctors, nurses, technologists and emergency medical services (EMS) workers reported for boot camp one bright January day in Fairfield, California -- Make that STEMI Boot...
There were no combat boots or drill sergeants present, but some 100 doctors, nurses, technologists and emergency medical services (EMS) workers reported for boot camp one bright January day in Fairfield, California -- Make that STEMI Boot...
There were no combat boots or...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
03/04/2011
Joshua Mathieson, CVT
Wow, what a journey it took to get here! I have been in the cath lab for almost six years. My former manager, Mark Raffaelle, instilled in me the idea that becoming a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) was a must. He...
Wow, what a journey it took to get here! I have been in the cath lab for almost six years. My former manager, Mark Raffaelle, instilled in me the idea that becoming a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) was a must. He...
Wow, what a journey it took to...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
News
Clinical and Industry News
03/04/2011
Compiled by CathLab Digest
Compiled by CathLab Digest
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Favorably on Expanding the Indication for Abbott’s Carotid Stent System to Include Patients at Standard Surgical Risk
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices...
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Favorably on Expanding the Indication for Abbott’s Carotid Stent System to Include Patients at Standard Surgical Risk
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices...
FDA Advisory Committee Votes...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
03/04/2011
Jessica Barrick
With continual changes in reimbursement, regulation, and an increasingly competitive landscape for healthcare dollars, the emphasis on securing the right talent necessary to effectively lead a hospital’s clinical service lines has become...
With continual changes in reimbursement, regulation, and an increasingly competitive landscape for healthcare dollars, the emphasis on securing the right talent necessary to effectively lead a hospital’s clinical service lines has become...
With continual changes in...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
03/03/2011
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Question #1: Can you do an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the transradial approach?
Case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.
An 84-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department and...
Question #1: Can you do an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the transradial approach?
Case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.
An 84-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department and...
Question #1: Can you do an acute...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Transitions
03/03/2011
Adele Serio, MSN, RN, RCIS; Scott Serio, RCIS
Our History Transitioning From Private Labs to Hospitals
Adele Serio, RN, RCIS, has been employed at Colorado Heart Institute (CHI) for 20 years. CHI originally opened its doors in 1987, built by a group of entrepreneurs who could envision...
Our History Transitioning From Private Labs to Hospitals
Adele Serio, RN, RCIS, has been employed at Colorado Heart Institute (CHI) for 20 years. CHI originally opened its doors in 1987, built by a group of entrepreneurs who could envision...
Our History Transitioning From...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
03/03/2011
Dale C. Wortham, MD
Tell us about this new femoral artery access device from Arstasis. Why were you initially interested?
As physicians, we are always looking for a better solution for common clinical issues we face in the cath lab. Though there are some...
Tell us about this new femoral artery access device from Arstasis. Why were you initially interested?
As physicians, we are always looking for a better solution for common clinical issues we face in the cath lab. Though there are some...
Tell us about this new femoral...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Rapid Communication
03/04/2011
Sanjay Kumar, MD, BSc, MBBS, MRCP
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver a stent across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient back-up support from the guiding catheter....
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver a stent across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient back-up support from the guiding catheter....
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver...
03/04/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
03/03/2011
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
Case Report
A 63-year-old patient had undergone robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) involving the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 2 years prior. Subsequently, the patient...
Case Report
A 63-year-old patient had undergone robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) involving the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 2 years prior. Subsequently, the patient...
Case Report
A 63-year-old...
03/03/2011
Cath Lab Digest
